Disapproving stares,
flicker,
At the edges of my eyelids;
disintegrating,
Into a myriad of suspicious faces.
Arrogant lips,
Torn into vicious snarls,
Curl into insidious smiles;
In between each blink,
I am deceived into being the fool.

Mirror images threaten,
With a clear grace,
One can only attune to oneself.
Like a snake,
The darkness wraps around another heart,
Swallowing another tiny speck of light,
Into instant death.

Eyes open toward myself,
And between blinking,
I see my soul die.